H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Engineering Scientist Associate III

Occupation profile for Research Engineering Scientist Associate III covers 39 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $75,519.

FY2026 certified median
$75,519
Total filings
39
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$68,119–$85,673
Top employer
The University of Texas at Austin
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$77,000$74,880$85,000
FY202516$81,900$70,000$86,151
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$75,519$68,119$85,673

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Engineering Scientist Associate IIIFY2024 $77,000; FY2025 $81,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,519$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$77,000FY2025$81,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$75,519Certified median offer, Research Engineering Scientist Associate IIIFY2024 $77,000; FY2025 $81,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,519$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$77,000FY2025$81,900FY2026*$75,519
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Texas at Austin37 filings
  2. The University of Texas at Arlington2 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin35 filings
  2. Arlington2 filings
  3. Fort Worth1 filings
  4. McDonald Observatory1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Texas at Austin · Research Engineering Scientist Associate III37 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2042$66,040$89,024$112,008$134,992
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-1042$61,630$83,158$104,686$126,214
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-1029$47,882$61,048$74,214$87,381
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2031$68,182$83,034$97,864$112,715
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2199$83,200$101,608$120,016$138,424
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242021-1091$55,016$64,709$74,381$84,074
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-2042$60,902$103,563$146,203$188,864
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2021$77,522$103,272$129,002$154,752
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2041$92,581$120,723$148,866$177,008